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CAI Report - Pest and pollinator assessment on Vancouver Island
This report reviews and summarizes current resources, monitoring activities and research related to agriculturally relevant pests, pollinators and beneficial insects in the Vancouver Island region. Gaps, opportunities and priorities are identified, and climate change considerations are included.
Okanagan Invasive Species Online
CAI Toolkit: Farm Water Planning
BC Wine Grape Council - Grape Pest Identification and Management
CAI Factsheet - Western Corn Rootworm
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Honey Bee
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 50 hives small-scale farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Cabbage
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.25 acre of cabbage grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Carrot
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.5 acre of carrots grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: High Tunnel Cucumber
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.02 acre of cucumbers grown in a high tunnel on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
Manipulating the Microbiome to Induce Plant Defense
Plant roots, whether domesticated or wild, are associated with a community of bacteria. This community is referred to as the plant’s microbiome, just as we have a community of bacteria in our guts. This microbiome, which is found in the soil immediately surrounding plant roots (known as the…
Fact sheet – Larval parasitoids of SWD in B.C.
Youth Employment and Skills Program - AAFC
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses
AgriHR Toolkit
AgPal Program and Service Finder
Fraser Valley Cole Crop IPM Newsletter (early May)
Fighting grapevine root diseases with brassica cover crops
This study explored the potential of four brassica cover crops to control soil borne pathogens in a no-till, vineyard setting.Vineyards can suffer significant economic loss due to crop destruction from soil-borne root diseases. This includes fungal trunk diseases found commonly in the Okanagan such…
Moo-ve over: Reducing negative effects of livestock grazing near streams in cutblocks
This study looked at the use of logging debris as a deterrent for cattle grazing near waterways in order to reduce negative effects on plant biodiversity.Riparian zones are important ecosystems that provide multiple benefits including moderating stream temperatures, providing shade for fish and the…